Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1998 through fall 2005

State or jurisdiction

Pupil/staff ratio

Fall 2003

Fall 20041

Fall 2005

Fall 1998

Fall 1999

Fall 2000

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Staff

Enrollment

Pupil/ staff ratio

Staff

Enrollment

Pupil/ staff ratio

Staff

Enrollment

Pupil/ staff ratio

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States2

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.1

5,953,667

48,540,215

8.2

6,057,087

48,794,911

8.1

6,122,358

49,113,474

8.0

Alabama

8.5

3

8.4

3

8.2

3

8.4

3

8.3

3

100,592

731,220

7.3

92,795

730,140

7.9

103,775

741,758

7.1

Alaska

8.4

3

8.4

3

8.3

3

8.1

3

7.9

3

16,550

3

133,933

8.1

3

17,632

3

132,970

7.5

3

17,930

3

133,288

7.4

3

Arizona

10.0

3

9.7

9.7

9.8

9.7

96,341

1,012,068

10.5

97,953

1,043,298

10.7

100,162

1,094,454

10.9

Arkansas

11.1

3

7.5

7.1

6.8

7.1

64,693

454,523

7.0

66,127

463,115

7.0

70,673

474,206

6.7

California

11.5

3

11.3

3

11.1

3

10.9

3

10.9

3

572,835

3

6,413,867

3

11.2

3

574,614

3

6,441,557

3

11.2

3

579,024

3

6,437,202

3

11.1

3

Colorado

9.2

8.9

8.7

8.5

8.3

89,530

757,693

8.5

91,337

765,976

8.4

93,148

779,826

8.4

Connecticut

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

85,367

577,203

6.8

83,879

577,390

6.9

84,669

575,059

6.8

Delaware

8.8

8.4

9.1

8.2

8.1

14,587

117,668

8.1

14,966

119,091

8.0

15,473

120,937

7.8

District of Columbia

7.3

8.1

6.4

6.6

6.6

10,608

78,057

7.4

12,162

76,714

6.3

12,372

3

76,876

6.2

3

Florida

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

295,775

2,587,628

8.7

311,853

2,639,336

8.5

314,219

2,675,024

8.5

Georgia

7.9

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.6

200,512

1,522,611

7.6

209,746

1,553,437

7.4

218,965

1,598,461

7.3

Hawaii

10.8

10.4

10.0

9.5

8.9

21,113

183,609

8.7

20,531

183,185

8.9

21,059

182,818

8.7

Idaho

10.3

10.1

10.1

10.0

10.0

25,133

252,120

10.0

25,533

256,084

10.0

26,018

261,982

10.1

Illinois

8.6

3

8.3

3

8.2

3

8.1

3

8.1

3

254,119

3

2,100,961

8.3

3

261,194

3

2,097,503

8.0

3

264,700

3

2,111,706

8.0

3

Indiana

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.9

130,532

1,011,130

7.7

133,375

1,021,348

7.7

133,096

1,035,074

7.8

Iowa

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.2

68,137

481,226

7.1

68,450

478,319

7.0

69,080

483,482

7.0

Kansas

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.4

63,778

470,490

7.4

64,114

469,136

7.3

65,537

467,285

7.1

Kentucky

7.2

6.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

95,926

663,369

6.9

95,920

674,796

7.0

97,937

679,878

6.9

Louisiana

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.1

102,990

727,709

7.1

101,381

724,281

7.1

92,612

654,526

7.1

Maine

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.9

35,866

202,084

5.6

34,899

198,820

5.7

35,249

195,498

5.5

Maryland

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.4

107,529

869,113

8.1

108,296

865,561

8.0

111,215

860,020

7.7

Massachusetts

7.6

7.1

8.0

7.7

6.8

134,414

3

980,459

7.3

3

137,613

3

975,574

7.1

3

139,522

3

971,909

7.0

3

Michigan

8.2

3

8.2

3

8.2

3

8.1

9.5

206,034

3

1,757,604

8.5

3

209,831

1,750,919

8.3

206,533

3

1,741,845

8.4

3

Minnesota

8.4

8.2

8.2

3

8.1

8.0

3

103,744

842,854

8.1

104,367

838,503

8.0

104,489

839,243

8.0

Mississippi

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.4

68,377

493,540

7.2

67,249

495,376

7.4

67,659

494,954

7.3

Missouri

7.9

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.1

125,783

905,941

7.2

125,868

905,449

7.2

128,794

917,705

7.1

Montana

8.4

3

7.9

3

8.0

3

7.8

3

8.0

3

18,656

148,356

8.0

18,759

3

146,705

7.8

3

19,515

3

145,416

7.5

3

Nebraska

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

40,573

285,542

7.0

40,998

285,761

7.0

41,166

286,646

7.0

Nevada

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.5

11.0

34,059

385,401

11.3

31,260

400,083

12.8

32,346

3

412,395

12.7

3

New Hampshire

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.1

6.9

30,830

207,417

6.7

31,408

206,852

6.6

32,022

205,767

6.4

New Jersey

7.4

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.9

204,038

1,380,753

6.8

213,418

1,393,347

6.5

216,778

3

1,395,602

6.4

3

New Mexico

8.0

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.3

44,841

323,066

7.2

46,531

326,102

7.0

47,940

326,758

6.8

New York

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.7

394,178

2,864,775

7.3

399,089

2,836,337

7.1

373,504

2,815,581

7.5

North Carolina

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

172,193

1,360,209

7.9

177,308

1,385,754

7.8

182,107

1,416,436

7.8

North Dakota

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.1

6.9

15,066

102,233

6.8

15,157

100,513

6.6

15,128

98,283

6.5

Ohio

8.8

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.6

242,520

1,845,428

7.6

239,988

1,840,032

7.7

238,977

1,839,683

7.7

Oklahoma

8.9

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.4

71,313

626,160

8.8

77,466

629,476

8.1

81,857

634,739

7.8

Oregon

10.1

9.8

9.7

9.6

10.1

54,272

551,273

10.2

56,637

552,322

9.8

60,088

552,194

9.2

Pennsylvania

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.9

7.9

233,269

1,821,146

7.8

237,122

1,828,089

7.7

240,409

1,830,684

7.6

Rhode Island

8.7

8.7

8.9

8.5

8.7

19,890

3

159,375

8.0

3

22,838

3

156,498

6.9

3

24,560

3

153,422

6.2

3

South Carolina

8.2

3

7.8

3

9.8

3

9.5

3

11.0

3

62,888

3

699,198

11.1

3

64,999

3

703,736

10.8

3

67,453

701,544

10.4

3

South Dakota

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.8

19,039

125,537

6.6

18,106

122,798

6.8

19,018

3

122,012

6.4

Tennessee

8.2

3

8.2

3

8.3

3

8.3

3

8.1

3

116,120

936,682

3

8.1

3

115,767

941,091

3

8.1

3

114,171

953,928

8.4

Texas

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.1

7.2

596,330

4,331,751

7.3

607,364

4,405,215

7.3

620,624

4,525,394

7.3

Utah

12.3

11.9

11.8

11.8

11.8

41,545

495,981

11.9

44,499

503,607

11.3

45,821

508,430

11.1

Vermont

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.6

5.4

18,701

99,103

5.3

18,899

98,352

5.2

19,024

96,638

5.1

Virginia

7.9

3

7.2

3

7.1

3

7.0

7.2

166,578

1,192,092

7.2

179,688

1,204,739

6.7

183,853

1,214,472

6.6

Washington

10.6

10.5

10.3

9.0

9.0

109,294

1,021,349

9.3

111,848

1,020,005

9.1

113,845

1,031,985

9.1

West Virginia

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.5

7.4

37,957

281,215

7.4

37,979

280,129

7.4

38,152

280,866

7.4

Wisconsin

8.0

8.0

8.2

7.6

7.8

104,531

880,031

8.4

104,018

864,757

8.3

105,564

875,174

8.3

Wyoming

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

3

14,121

87,462

6.2

14,256

84,733

5.9

14,526

84,409

5.8

Bureau of Indian Education

—

—

—

—

—

—

45,828

—

—

45,828

—

—

50,938

—

DoD, overseas

10.0

9.3

4

9.5

9.3

10.3

7,282

71,053

9.8

6,845

68,327

10.0

9,099

62,543

6.9

DoD, domestic

—

—

8.4

7.6

7.6

4,157

30,603

7.4

2,865

29,151

10.2

3,671

28,329

7.7

Other jurisdictions

American Samoa

10.1

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.2

1,771

15,893

9.0

1,813

16,126

8.9

1,872

16,399

8.8

Guam

10.5

8.9

8.5

8.5

—

3,466

31,572

9.1

3,318

30,605

9.2

3,455

30,986

9.0

Northern Marianas

9.1

10.2

9.6

10.3

10.3

1,155

11,244

9.7

1,166

11,601

9.9

1,234

11,718

9.5

Puerto Rico

8.9

8.5

8.9

8.0

8.0

74,697

584,916

7.8

76,865

575,648

7.5

75,023

563,490

7.5

Virgin Islands

6.9

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.0

2,896

17,716

6.1

2,977

16,429

5.5

2,664

16,750

6.3

— Not available. 1 Data revised from previously published figures. 2 U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. 3 Includes imputations for underreporting. 4 Includes both overseas and domestic schools.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1998-99 through 2005-06. (This table was prepared July 2007.)